C4X Discovery (C4XD) Competitors

C4X Discovery (LON:C4XD) and Oxford BioDynamics (LON:OBD) are both small-cap medical companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, media sentiment, risk, community ranking, profitability, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, earnings and valuation.

Does the media prefer C4XD or OBD?

In the previous week, Oxford BioDynamics had 2 more articles in the media than C4X Discovery. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Oxford BioDynamics and 1 mentions for C4X Discovery. C4X Discovery's average media sentiment score of 0.67 beat Oxford BioDynamics' score of 0.13 indicating that C4X Discovery is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
C4X Discovery	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Oxford BioDynamics	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Is C4XD or OBD more profitable?

C4X Discovery has a net margin of 42.81% compared to Oxford BioDynamics' net margin of 0.00%. C4X Discovery's return on equity of 55.38% beat Oxford BioDynamics' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
C4X Discovery	42.81%	55.38%	28.04%
Oxford BioDynamics	N/A	-250.52%	-46.27%

Do analysts rate C4XD or OBD?

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
C4X Discovery	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Oxford BioDynamics	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in C4XD or OBD?

52.1% of C4X Discovery shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 36.5% of Oxford BioDynamics shares are held by institutional investors. 27.1% of C4X Discovery shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 15.5% of Oxford BioDynamics shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has more volatility & risk, C4XD or OBD?

C4X Discovery has a beta of 0.23, indicating that its stock price is 77% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Oxford BioDynamics has a beta of 0.46, indicating that its stock price is 54% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has higher earnings and valuation, C4XD or OBD?

C4X Discovery has higher revenue and earnings than Oxford BioDynamics. Oxford BioDynamics is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than C4X Discovery, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
C4X Discovery	£24.68M	1.23	£10.57M	£0.04	300.00
Oxford BioDynamics	£176K	135.29	-£10.83M	-£0.07	-109.07

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer C4XD or OBD?

Oxford BioDynamics received 16 more outperform votes than C4X Discovery when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 77.88% of users gave C4X Discovery an outperform vote while only 61.54% of users gave Oxford BioDynamics an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
C4X Discovery	Outperform Votes 88 77.88%	Underperform Votes 25 22.12%
Oxford BioDynamics	Outperform Votes 104 61.54%	Underperform Votes 65 38.46%

Summary

C4X Discovery beats Oxford BioDynamics on 12 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.